I:

1. medieval

2. erect

3. gigantic

4. civic

5. lofty

6. crystal

II:

1. If La Tour was an insult to the representatives of the “effete class”, it was love at first sight for the people.

2. Of no other man-made structure can one say that it transcended technology to become a great human symbol.

3. 而埃菲尔铁塔的情况则不同。

4. ……古代其他所有的高塔几乎都是为了某种精神上的寄托而建的。

5. ……但建造埃菲尔铁塔的真正内在动机是要表明……